The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 427 Memories (Part 5) Blacking out from drinking isn't scary; what's scary is having someone help you remember.

[Guan Gu's Memories]

Last night around 8 PM at the Lonely Corner Bar, when Qin Yumo was drunk...

"Yu Mo! Yu Mo! Yu Mo!"

The remaining four people were startled. Hu Yifei quickly checked and was relieved to find that Yu Mo was just drunk.

Then she said irritably, "Are you satisfied now?"

Lu Ziqiao spread his hands innocently: "I didn't persuade her to drink!"

"Wait a minute, Yu Mo is drunk now, so even after all this time we still can't know what she's thinking, can we?" Tang Youyou sighed helplessly.

"What time is it? Can you please put away your gossipy nature?" Hu Yifei glared at her, then said, "Hurry up and lend a hand to take Yu Mo back to her apartment."

"Oh, okay!" Just as Tang Youyou was about to help Qin Yumo up—

"vomit!"

Yu Mo opened her eyes, and Tang Youyou knew she had to go home to change her clothes.

"Never mind, I'll take Yu Mo to the restroom first." Hu Yifei shook her head and helped Qin Yu Mo walk towards the restroom.

When Guan Gu Shenqi saw Tang Youyou wiping the corner of her clothes with a tissue, he couldn't help but glare at Lu Ziqiao.

"Lu Ziqiao, this is the mess you've made!"

"Hey, why are you blaming me again?" Lu Ziqiao rolled his eyes. "She insisted on drinking so much!"

"That's because you said so many things that provoked her!"

"What I meant..." Lu Ziqiao hesitated, then changed his words, "I meant Teacher Zeng, okay?"

"Whether it's Teacher Zeng or Yu Mo, you know the answer in your heart!"

"I……"

Lu Ziqiao was speechless, and at this moment Tang Youyou also said, "Nephew, what you just said was indeed a bit excessive. How could Yu Mo, who just came back, possibly withstand such a shock?"

Seeing that she was saying the same thing about him, Lu Ziqiao said irritably, "Auntie, you were very supportive of me just now. I was only doing this to satisfy your gossipy nature."

"..."

Tang Youyou was speechless for a long time before saying helplessly, "But the gossip is gone, now all that's left is the smell of alcohol."

"So who knew Yu Mo would drink so much?" Lu Ziqiao clicked his tongue, looking at the empty wine glasses on the table. "Didn't you say you gained a lot from this trip to clear your head? How come it seems like you've gone even further than a month ago?"

After a pause, he analyzed further, "Could it be that the month she was away from the apartment has made her miss the apartment even more?"

"Lu Ziqiao, stop guessing," Guan Gu Shenqi complained. "If you keep guessing, Yu Mo will cause someone's death."

"Ah, that's right."

Hu Yifei's voice came over, and the group turned to look, only to see Hu Yifei walking back.

"Yifei, what about Yumo? How is she?" Tang Youyou asked.

"She's feeling better after throwing up. It's probably because she drank too much at once. She's much more sober now that she's thrown up, and I don't have to support her anymore."

Hu Yifei sat down on the sofa with her arms crossed, sighed, and then glared fiercely at Lu Ziqiao, everything unspoken.

Seeing this, Lü Ziqiao shrank back and chuckled awkwardly, "Well... there's nothing else here, I'd better go back and check on Teacher Zeng's situation."

Before Hu Yifei could say anything, he stood up and said, "It's good for rivals to fight, but Teacher Zeng and Zhang Wei are brothers after all, and as their brother, it's my duty to stop them if things get any worse!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lü Ziqiao quickly ran away, leaving the three of them looking at each other in bewilderment.

After Lu Ziqiao left, Hu Yifei turned her murderous gaze to Tang Youyou.

Tang Youyou smiled awkwardly: "Sister Yifei, this doesn't seem to be my business?"

"Who was pouring drinks over there just now?!"

"..."

Guan Gu Shenqi chuckled and said, "You two, aunt and nephew, are really... 'Together, Brother Qiu'."

They are birds of a feather.

Hu Yifei corrected her, and Tang Youyou, upon hearing this, simply stopped pretending and asked directly, "But you all saw Yu Mo's condition just now. It's obvious that she needs to release her suppressed emotions."

"But it shouldn't have to be released like this, right?"

Hu Yifei shook her head and sighed, "Yu Mo was a chubby girl when she was little, and no boys wanted to play with her. Later, she lost weight and became pretty, and then boys started pursuing her. But because of her childhood experiences, her thoughts on relationships are a bit... different from ordinary people. Although Richard is not a good person, he was really good to Yu Mo before things were exposed. When we first met Richard, didn't we also think he was a good man?"

Tang Youyou and Guan Gu Shenqi nodded, and then Hu Yifei said, "That incident must have been a huge blow to Yu Mo. Actually, I was worried that Yu Mo would break down because of it. In the past, she would always pretend to be calm when she was sad. I didn't expect that she would not be able to hold back this time. Later, I realized that Wen Sheng was probably also involved."

"So, Yifei, you also think..." Guan Gu Shenqi asked tentatively.

“I’m her best friend, I’m not blind.” Hu Yifei pouted. “Back in school, when she was called a fat girl, she always endured it and never told me directly. Later, I gradually realized that she had taught those people a lesson. That’s how I gradually became aware of her emotional changes. You can all see her feelings for Wen Sheng. If I couldn’t see it, would we still be her childhood friends?”

"Then why did you still..." Tang Youyou spoke again.

"Isn't it because she was previously engaged to Richard, and Wen Sheng has a good ex-wife with whom he has a good relationship? Anyway, there's no further development between them right now, so we can just pretend we don't see it. We can't just directly support it, can we?"

Tang Youyou nodded, and after exchanging a glance with Guan Gu Shenqi, she also felt somewhat helpless.

"But Yu Mo always controls her emotions so well. I'm a little worried that if she gets drunk, she might do something shocking like last time."

"It shouldn't be that bad," Guan Gu Shenqi said hesitantly.

Just then, Qin Yumo, who had finished vomiting in the bathroom, staggered back.

"Yu Mo! How are you feeling?" Hu Yifei quickly helped her sit down.

"I'm fine." Qin Yumo leaned back on the sofa, pushed away Hu Yifei's hand and smiled. "I just went down a slightly wrong path, but actually I'm very clear-headed now."

Upon hearing this, Guan Gu Shenqi quickly held up one finger and asked, "Yu Mo, how many is this?"

“This is… an eight!” Qin Yumo tried to open her eyes wide, then chuckled, “It’s just missing a stroke.”

"..."

Now everyone understands her condition.

Seeing this, Hu Yifei quickly said, "Yu Mo, it's getting late, shall I take you back to rest?"

"No!" Qin Yumo pushed her hand away again. "I haven't had enough to drink yet! You don't know, I haven't drunk much during the time I was away, because I was afraid that if I got drunk, I wouldn't be able to resist coming back to him."

"Him?" the three asked in unison.

Qin Yumo chuckled, shook the empty glass on the table, and then pouted, saying, "I want a cocktail! This vodka isn't good."

"You drank so much even though it didn't taste good." Hu Yifei rubbed her forehead.

But then, Qin Yumo took out his phone from his pocket and started dialing.

"Who did she call?" Guan Gu asked curiously.

Tang Youyou and Hu Yifei shook their heads.

"Hey, Wensheng!"

"..."

The three looked shocked and instinctively held their breath.

"Long time no see! Where are you making your fortune these days?"

"..."

While the three of them remained silent, Qin Yumo said, "No, I'm perfectly sober now. How could I be drunk? The last time I was drunk was the last time!"

"..."

"Okay, actually I have something to tell you." Qin Yumo's tone became calmer. "I just learned a lesson: life is short, so seize the day and enjoy it while you can. We can't suppress our desires." Hearing this, the three of them were on edge again, as if some words were about to be spoken.

Qin Yumo stared blankly at the ceiling for two seconds before softly saying, "So, I wanted to ask you, do you... want to ride my motorcycle for a spin?"

"..."

Three silent yet clearly perceptible sighs were heard.

"Oh, right, I've been drinking, I can't drive under the influence." Qin Yumo's mood instantly sombered, but she quickly raised her voice again, "You can take me for a ride on my bike! You can definitely ride a motorcycle, right?"

The three listeners' emotions fluctuated along with the rise and fall of her voice.

Just as they were waiting for Wen Sheng to agree, Qin Yumo hung up the phone, and tears began to fall one by one.

Seeing this, Hu Yifei quickly pulled out a tissue to wipe her tears: "What's wrong? Does Wensheng disagree? Or can't he ride a bike?"

Qin Yumo lowered her head, wiping away her tears, her shoulders shaking as she sobbed, "He said he could ride, but... he doesn't have a motorcycle license, and if he gets caught, he'll lose nine points."

"..."

The most difficult reason to hold them back has appeared, leaving the three of them unsure whether to cry or laugh.

"I always thought Lu Ziqiao was already a talented person," Guan Gu Shenqi said, dumbfounded. "Now I think Wen Sang is simply a genius!"

Hu Yifei kicked him, then hugged Yu Mo and said, "Alright, Yu Mo, if he can't ride, he can't ride. You can take him for a ride next time. Let's go back and rest first, okay? Motorbike heroine?"

"do not want!"

Qin Yumo pouted and rejected the suggestion.

"It's still early, I don't want to go back so soon."

"Then what do you want to do, Grandma?" Hu Yifei said, her head aching.

"Hmm..." Qin Yumo fell into deep thought. A few seconds later, she grabbed an empty wine bottle on the table and poured it into her mouth.

"That's enough, that's enough, you can't drink anymore!" Hu Yifei quickly snatched the bottle away.

Qin Yumo didn't continue to try and grab it. Instead, she shakily stood up from the sofa and smiled, "I'm a modern urban woman, capable in both the living room and the kitchen..."

She paused here, blinked her blank eyes, and asked, "What came next?"

Guan Gu Shenqi looked puzzled, and Tang Youyou whispered in his ear, "It sounds like something about being able to fight off mistresses and beat up thugs?"

"Oh right!" Qin Yumo smiled, "If you can ride a motorcycle, you can steal the groom!"

"..."

"I don't want to be some lovesick fool!"

After saying that, Qin Yumo took out her phone again, and Hu Yifei quickly asked, "Yumo, what are you going to do now?"

"Confess! I'll just ask him directly if he loves me!" Qin Yumo said matter-of-factly. "Ziqiao is right. I can't keep saying 'I think, I think.' I need to resolve this decisively, otherwise this question will keep popping into my head while I'm traveling."

"hiss!"

Hu Yifei gasped and quickly got up to snatch Yu Mo's phone.

"Calm down, Yu Mo. This will only make things worse. Wen Sheng and his ex-wife have a great relationship!"

“Yeah, if you stick in there, you’ll become a mistress again?” Tang Youyou chimed in, only to be met with eye rolls from Yifei and Guangu.

Qin Yumo tried her best to grab the phone, but she couldn't manage it. In a fit of anger, she picked up the wine bottle on the table and took a swig.

"Isn't that Nuolan? She's all in the past, while our Love Apartment is always in the future!" Qin Yumo said disdainfully. "Besides, I was able to kiss her ex-husband on her radio show last time, do you think I'm afraid of her?"

"..."

"What exactly did Yu Mo go through to be able to say such a thing?" Guan Gu Shenqi asked in shock.

"Hmph, he calls me a bad woman, then I'll show him how bad I can be... Ugh!"

After shouting the slogan, Qin Yumo vomited again, then tilted her head to the side and fell asleep on the sofa.

……

The recollection ends in the living room of apartment 3601.

The air became deathly still.

Hu Yifei and Guan Gu Shenqi looked at Qin Yumo, who seemed utterly hopeless, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.

Qin Yumo rubbed his head as more memories surfaced, not just those erotic scenes, but also other fragments, including the roar of motorcycles.

After a long while, she covered her face, and her voice escaped through her fingers.

"So I was taken back to the apartment later? But how did I end up sleeping at Wen Sheng's place?"

Guan Gu Shenqi shook his head: "Yi Fei took you away back then, I don't know anything else."

He paused for a moment, then guessed, "Could it be that you've chosen the wrong room, Yifei?"

"How could that be? I'm perfectly sober!" Hu Yifei pouted, then added, "But when I took you back to the apartment, after I wiped your face and cleaned you up, just as I was about to take you back to your room, something unexpected happened. So I had you lie on the sofa while I rushed out."

"An accident? What happened?" Guan Gu Shenqi was taken aback, then asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?"

"It wasn't me, it was Zhang Wei."

"Zhang Wei?!" Qin Yumo and Guan Gu were both surprised.

Hu Yifei nodded: "It's all about that Sally thing. Zeng Xiaoxian called me and said that Sally was going to take Zhang Wei to the police station. I was so scared that I rushed over and had to plead with her to forgive Zhang Wei."

"Sent to the police station? What's going on here?" Guan Gu was dumbfounded.

"In the end, it all comes down to that bastard Lu Ziqiao." Hu Yifei was furious whenever she mentioned it. "That Celie wasn't a prostitute that Lu Ziqiao paid to hire. She was actually a fan of Zeng Xiaoxian, and Ziqiao found her on the Love Apartment website."

"Teacher Zeng's fans?" Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly confusing, Guan Gu couldn't help but take out a piece of bread to use as popcorn. "What exactly is going on?"

Hu Yifei sighed and said, "Didn't Zeng Xiaoxian take Selena back to the apartment after dinner last night, and Zhang Wei followed behind?"

"I later heard Zeng Xiaoxian say that he hadn't even exchanged a few words with that Sally when Zhang Wei rushed in and challenged him to a duel. However, he did Zhang Wei a favor and gave Sally to him. He also mentioned that Sally was someone Zi Qiao had paid to hire."

"I don't know what Zhang Wei was thinking? He keeps saying he's a lawyer? He thought the other party was paid to hire him, so he asked them to buy him movie tickets to see 'Avatar 3,' and kept saying things like, 'Isn't this line of work where you'll do anything for money?'"

"Then Sally exploded, beat Zhang Wei up, and said she would send him to the police station as a thug."

At this point, Hu Yifei felt like a parent who had put in a lot of effort: "When I got there, Sally was holding Zhang Wei and waiting for the police car. Fortunately, the situation was not too serious. I apologized and bowed to her before I was able to bring Zhang Wei back."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Guan Gu Shenqi shook his head and clicked his tongue in amazement.

“It’s really not easy for Zhang Wei to live this long.” But then he quickly added, “But I don’t think I saw Zhang Wei, and I didn’t see Zi Qiao either.”

"I don't know about that." Hu Yifei shook her head. "Zeng Xiaoxian called me on his way to record the show. I was dealing with Zhang Wei's matter there. When I came back, Zhang Wei said he was going to settle accounts with Lu Ziqiao. After I got back, I sent Yu Mo back to her room and I was so tired that I fell asleep."

"So... you still don't know what happened, right?" Qin Yumo asked, stunned.

Just then, the door was pushed open, and Tang Youyou walked in carrying a costume.

"Youyou, where have you been?"

"Oh, I got a call early this morning. The theater company sent me the costumes, and I went to pick them up."

Tang Youyou offered an explanation, then exclaimed in surprise when she saw Qin Yumo, "Oh, Yumo, you're awake?!"

"Yeah, her body's awake, but her mind's all gone," Hu Yifei scoffed. "She doesn't remember anything from last night; we're trying to help her recall!"

"Huh? You don't even remember that you called Wen Sheng last night to confess your feelings?" Tang Youyou dropped a bombshell.

"Wait, what confession?" Qin Yumo's pupils dilated. "Wasn't Yifei stopping you back then?"

"That was the first time you confessed. Later, you confessed again." Tang Youyou sat down on the sofa and lowered her voice. "From what I understand, it's like this..."

(End of this chapter)